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NO FORMAL SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY AT UNB

DEVELOPMENTS BEING MADE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS ON CAMPUS

BY MARC GAGNON | PAGE 3

ONE STEP FORWARD ON THE STAIRWAY TO ABORTION ACCESS IN NEW BRUNSWICK

BY TESS ALLEN | PAGE 6

MODELLING AU NATUREL: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NUDE MODEL

BY KEVIN LEMIEUX | PAGE 10

V-REDS MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM ENTERS BREAK IN FIRST PLACE

BY JAMIE TOZER | PAGE 14

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Why I do what I do

FranÇAY What?

Alec Boudreau So what’s that French thing you’re involved in again?

I get that question a lot. It’s hard for me to explain my passion for the work I do to people who aren’t

a part of it. It’s even harder to explain to people with privilege why such an organization needs to exist at all.

The hardest part, though, is teaching the right acronym. For the record, I am currently president of the Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française (FJCF), a national non-profit which represents francophone youth across Canada.

We have 10 employees, a budget of $2-3 million, depending on the year, and we host three of the largest youth events in Canada.

Why do you do it?

I’ve taken a leadership role in

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the young francophone network because I want to give back. As a high school student, I was disengaged and frustrated until I found the FJFNB (the NB equivalent of the FJCF).

The people I met t here a nd the lessons they taught me transformed the way I saw and interacted w ith the world and gave me the leadership skills to make a difference in my community.

I want to play a role in giving that experience to more students, to empower them. I also want to advocate for youth and change political and social attitudes to do with young people in Canada.

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Our generation is looking forward to a pretty uncertain future.

I want to ensure that that there’s life, love and prosperity in that future for them.

Why French?

1) I’m francophone.

2) No network like this exists in English (student unions only advocate for university students — this encompasses much more).

3) Francophone youth in minority communities have a particular set of experiences that I identify with and can faithfully represent.

I can’t get into it all here, but it’s pretty much what FranÇay What? is all about, so just keep coming

back.

What’s this I hear about you being in Senegal?

As I write this I am on the Canadian Forces 001 Airbus on my way to the Sommet de la francophonie in Dakar, Senegal.

I’m on my way to represent Canadian youth to the international community. I’m accompanied by community, business and political leaders, including our Premier, Prime Minister, and former GG Michaëlle Jean. More on the Sommet later on.

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UNB mental health strategist Kathleen Pye is working to develop a sexual assault policy at UNB. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

No policy for sexual assault victims at UNB Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter Despite having campuses in two cities with some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the country, UNB still has no formal sexual assault policy. But thanks to one counsellor’s efforts, that could soon change.

While UNB’s existing Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Harassment Policy broadly covers physical battery, sexual assault victims are directed to contact the Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre.

Kathleen Pye, mental health strategist and campus sexual assault team advocate, is leading the charge to create a longoverdue program for UNB. She has been drafting a policy that is currently going through the approval process.

“Right now we don’t have any policy or procedures,” she said. “In terms of how individual groups [of the Student Health Centre] respond to sexual violence, they do a good job. The problem is we’re not working as a unit, which makes it slower and creates room for error. So what we’re trying to do is streamline it.”

A MacLean’s report on Canada’s most dangerous cities cited a 2011 survey that said that Fredericton residents endure the second highest rate of per-capita sexual assault in the country, behind Saint John – 88 per cent higher than the rest of the nation.

“Sexual violence is something that happens to one in every five women on campus,” Pye said. “It’s higher for the LGBTQ population — not to say it doesn’t happen to men, either. Looking at the statistics of Fredericton, it’s

something that has to be done because it’s happening here — whether we want it to or not.”

Canadian universities have been under fire recently for lack of formal sexual harassment policies after a 23-year-old student at Lakehead University in Ontario wanted to deal with her sexual assault privately through university channels, but found little support — even ending up in the same class as her rapist.

Her experience persuaded Lakehead to create a comprehensive policy for dealing with sexual assault. According to an investigation by the Toronto Star, of 78 universities surveyed across the country, only 11 had policies specifically addressing sexual assault.

With sexual assault mishandling cases cropping up more frequently than ever, Pye sees them a chance to learn from

other schools’ mistakes.

“What tends to happen is the politics of the university come into play and everything gets lost,” she said. “What I think we need to do is look at these situations and say, as a university, our number one goal is to make sure that people are learning. And to learn, you need safety.”

Pye is seeking student consultation for the policy, putting together an inclusive task-force made up of students, staff and faculty for consultation as the project moves forward. To UNB’s credit, Pye said that the administration has been nothing but helpful, providing feedback as her policy reforms move though the bureaucracy.

In addition, UNB has spearheaded a series of programs designed to educate students about sexual assault, including the athlete-led active bystander inter-

vention program, the Sexual Assault Response Team — a group made up of campus security, counsellors, and experts who focus on awareness, prevention and support — and a 24/7 sexual assault hotline for students.

But in order to change the culture of sexual assault that facilitates these crimes, Pye believes that everyone in the university community has to take responsibility.

“It’s about turning away from victimblaming and saying it’s actually all of our problem,” she said.

“I don’t think universities have been able to willing to step up and do that yet.

To take care of this problem, we need to have policies and procedures in place to do that. I think, luckily, because we’re seeing other schools doing it, we’re following suit and I think it’s going to have a really good impact.”

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Student senator wants to remove Latin from UNB diplomas Mélanie Michaud The Brunswickan For over 200 years, each UNB diploma has been written in Latin, a language that is now incomprehensible to many. UNB student senator, Edward Choi, wants to change this.

Choi has presented a motion to the senate that proposes the removal of all or parts of the Latin language on all UNB diplomas or certificates. He sees it as a great problem and impracticality.

“The main content of the diploma, such as the name of the person, the name of the university, the name of the degree — the pertinent details should be in English,” Choi said.

“The diplomas are a legal document between the university and the recipient of the diploma. And it’s something to be hung up for the public to see, so it’s not something that’s purely ceremonial.”

“Nowadays in Ca nada, most people do not read in Latin and the times have changed. So, it would make sense practically for it to be in English. You’re going to hang up your diploma in your office and it’s for people to read.”

Other universities in Canada have already gone as far as to remove Latin from their diplomas. Choi said that the University of Toronto, the University of Western Ontario and the University of Hong Kong are among many other universities across Canada and the world that have kept their crest in Latin, but have changed the text to English.

The motion has created some

controversy on campus. The people in favor see the practicality of the change and would enjoy being able to understand the words on their diploma.

On the other end of the spectrum, people would be saddened by the loss of a tradition that dates back to over 200 years ago. Another problem would be the inconsistency between the UNB degrees from years past in Latin and the newer ones that would be in English.

Dr. James S. Murray, professor and chair of the department of classics and ancient history at UNB said that in recent years UNB has been emphasizing its history that goes back to 1785. Removing Latin from the diplomas would be contradictory to this.

“We are one of the two oldest English language universities in North America,” said Murray. “The use of Latin in insignia or the use of Latin on a degree diploma is a symbolic statement of the roots that we have in the European, medieval and early modern university traditions that we like to hold onto.”

Murray said that the use of Latin is something that makes the university special.

“We don’t use it to be a hurdle, or a hindrance. We use it to be an iconic statement of the long and rich tradition of university work that is recognized in the Western world.

We should have some historical recognition of the past and how we fit in with the past,” he said.

Dr. Mu r ray recog n i zes t hat things evolve, and that we find new and better ways of doing things ever y day. Yet he believes t his

Having Latin on diplomas reflects the history of UNB. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

tradition is something that distinguishes us from others.

“We as a university don’t want to be like every other university.

Because then when you say, ‘You should come to UNB!’ they would

say, ‘Why? You’re just like every other university in the world.’ We want to be special in our own way,” he said.

“We want to have our own traditions. It’s kind of like being in a

family. We want to be who we are, not who somebody else is.”

The Committee will examine this further and report back to senate afterwards with its recommendations.

Student fee increase could fund third SafeRide van Emma McPhee News Editor A potential UNBSU fee increase was brought up in council for the f irst time on Sunday.

C u r r e nt l y t h e U N B S U f e e stands at $95 per student, about $40 dollars below the average for student unions in the At lant ic provinces, and haven’t been raised si nce t he 2011-2012 academ ic year.

UNBSU vice-president f inance and operations Will Macmackin proposed a model for a $20 increase per student, which would bring in an additional $100,000 to the student union.

“At this point given how many years we have not reviewed raising the fee as an organization, we cannot cut services any further and expect to operate eff iciently or up to our constituents’ standards,” Macmackin said.

The additional revenue would go towards the UNBSU’s $16,625 deficit and boost the quality of the services they currently provide.

“In our bylaws the council has t he abilit y to raise our fees in order to meet our operating expenses,” said UNBSU president Greg Bailey.

“All of these things that we’re discussing, we made sure that none of them were for new ser vices.

We wanted to make sure that if we were going to be asking for money from students that we had somewhere to put it.”

One service the Bailey and Macmackin would like to see receive more f unding is the Safe R ide program. With the modeled fee increase of $20 per student, Macmackin proposed that $30,000 be allocated to Safe R ide, providing the funding needed for the operation of a third van and an exten-

sion of service hours.

Other services that would see a portion of the increase would be clubs and societies and the residence grant program.

“Basically I had Will go through our services and see which ones have been slashed over the years and do an assessment of what in fact each service would need in order to get back to a decent level of operating,” Bailey said.

The discussion of the proposed fee increase at council is only the f irst step of the process. From here, Macmackin will bring the suggest ions f rom t he U N BSU council to the UNBSU f inance committee. After this the council will vote to raise the fee.

For the fee to be effective next year, the proposal needs to be ready to be passed though the Board of Governors at the end of January.

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Fredericton Transit to see bus schedule and price changes in the new year Benjamin Crouse News Reporter Ladies and gents, the last bus is back. Upcoming changes to the Fredericton Transit bus schedule will include an extension of its service hours.

This past September, Fredericton Transit made a few changes to its operations that included a fare increase and the removal of the last available buses on routes commonly used by students. These routes included 11S Prospect and 17S Regent.

“We’re extending some service at night to better serve people serving the mall,” said Darren Barker, operations foreman for Fredericton Transit. “When we made the changes back in September we didn’t t h i n k it wou ld i nconven ience people as bad as it did because the mall closes at 9 p.m.”

Four new night-time bus runs will be added. Routes 11S Prospect and 13S Prospect will now leave K ing’s Place for their final run to the Regent Mall/Corbett Centre at 10:15 p.m. Routes 12N Brookside and 14N Barker’s Point will also leave King’s Place at this time to go to the north side of the city.

However, in order to add more night-time runs to the schedule, some morn ing r u ns had to be removed.

“It’s a give-and-take relationship there. We listened to what people had to say and we made the changes,” said Barker.

Routes 13S Prospect and 17S Regent will now stop their morning runs from K ings Place at 9:45 a.m. rather than 10:45 a.m., as ever y ot her bus has a lready been doing. Route 13S Prospect

Operation hours for routes 11S and 17S will be extended starting next January.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

will also change its departure time from K ings Place from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

“It was two runs that weren’t really heavily used anyway,” Barker said.

More changes to route timing will be announced by the end of the year.

A lt h o u g h t h e f o r t h c o m i ng schedule changes will be welcome to students, some are saying there is still work to be done.

Jordyn Meade-Baxter, a secondyear student at STU, although pleased with the opportunity to take the last bus is good for students, would like to see even more changes with the transit schedule.

“I don’t think the [17S Regent] should stop their morning run where they are one [of the buses] that goes to campus. It gives students less opportunities to get to school,” he said.

Meade-Baxter also said that all buses, not just 11S Prospect and 13S Prospect, should have late buses travelling to and from the mall for students who hold jobs outside of campus.

“The biggest change I think they need is to make the Saturday runs also run on Sundays. Students who work can’t always afford to cab to and from their jobs, and some are only available to work on weekends,” Meade-Baxter said.

The route schedule isn’t the only change coming to city transit in the New Year. There will be changes to pricing as well.

Single cash fares will increase from $2.50 per ride to $2.75 per ride. Monthly passes for students will go up from $45 to $55, and monthly passes for adults will increase from $70 to $80.

Educating students about alcohol is one recommendation from UNB alcohol report Benjamin Crouse News Reporter Recently released recommendat ions from U N B’s most recent alcohol report will focus on educating students about alcohol.

The alcohol report is a yearly initiative that investigates alcohol policies and practices on campus and t hen creates recommendations based on the results.

“It’s intended to be a report t hat helps us look at what we wa nt a s a com mu n it y a rou nd alcohol — it’s not a set of rules.

It’s to help people think about usi ng a lcohol responsibly a nd creating an environment where people have a good time and are safe,” said Shirley Cleave, associate vice-president academic and chairperson of the report committee.

The committee that designed the report and gave recommendations was made up of Cleave, the executive director of Residential Life, Campus & Conference Services (R LCCS), the director of Counselling Services, the direc-

tor of Security and Traff ic, the student developing coordinator and representatives of the Student Union and R LCCS. A total of 43 recommendations make up the report this year and come from survey data on UNB students and studies on the practices of other universities. Work on the recommendations will begin next term.

“One of the recommendations will to be to replace the alcohol policy advisor group with a new group called the Committee to M a n age A lcohol on C a mpu s.

They would be the group that would be responsible for helping make sure that the report doesn’t just sit on the shelf,” said Cleave.

Other focuses this year will be to do a better job of informing students of alcohol policies on campus, and to be more aware of the nature of alcohol advertising on campus.

In the past, recommendations from the alcohol report resulted in the requirement of having specially trained servers at campus pubs and efforts to have consist-

ent alcohol related policies and procedures between UNB, STU and NBCC. Angela Garnett, senior director of Student Life, wants students to know that these recommendations aren’t a punishment towards students for drinking.

“These recommendations aren’t negative. They really can have a positive impact,” Garnett said.

When it comes to UNB Resident ia l Life, recommendat ions will focus on education for students surrounding alcohol use, including underage drinking.

“We’ll really focus over the next couple years ... on doing a better job training our student leaders, our proctors,” said Garnett.

ResLife aims to promote not ju s t pro ac t i ve e duc at ion , but also reactive education regarding alcohol use. “ F o r e x a m ple , i f a s t u d e nt does use alcohol in a way that’s unhealthy or puts them or other people in harm’s way, then how can we help them better and how can we educate them?” Garnett said.

Every year UNB investigates alcohol policies and practices on campus.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

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Recently announced amendments by the Liberal government will eliminate the requirement for having two physicians sign off on abortions.

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Still much to be done for women’s abortion access after Liberal announcement Tess Allen Editor-in-Chief The barriers facing a New Brunsw ick woma n’s r ig ht to choose may have been tackled in a histor ic a n nou ncement f rom t he Libera l government t his week, but local off icials say the f ight for abortion access is far from over.

Last Wednesday, Premier Brian Gallant announced that amendments would be made to regulation 84-20 of the Medical Services Payment. The amendments would eliminate the requirement that t wo physicians certif y the procedure is medically required, as well as remove the requirement that the procedure be performed by a specialist.

The a mend ment, wh ich w i l l be effective as of Jan. 1, 2015, w i l l p u t r e p r o du c t i ve h e a lt h procedures in the same category as any insured medical ser vice.

T he gover n ment w i l l a l s o b e working with the regional health authorities to increase capacity and improve timeliness of access.

“It’s great that the government has f inally started to make some changes, but for us to act as if our f ight is over now would be ludicrous,” said Sarah Dominie, chair of the University Women’s Centre, which serves both UNB

and STU campuses and provides informat ion to a ll students on issues such as abort ion, sexual health and eating disorders.

Dominie said that while it can indeed be considered a victor y t hat abor t ion s w i l l no longer need to be deemed “med ica lly required,” this becomes problematic when you take into account t hat t he prov ince st ill has not pledged to fund services outside of hospitals, and there are only two hospitals in the province that will perform the procedure — in Moncton and in Bathurst.

“It’s one of those things about New Brunswick that just makes you hang your head,” said Dominie. “ We ’ v e s e e n a n i n e v i t a b l e increase in women travelling to Maine and Quebec for the procedure, as t hey cannot rely on their home province to provide basic access to health care.”

Jessi Taylor, spokeswoman for New Br u n s w ick R eproduc t ive Justice, sees the changes as a f irst step in fostering improved abortion access for New Brunswick women.

“We’re extremely pleased that t hese t wo pieces of legislat ion were abolished … [but] without t h at t h i rd piece , a lot of t he cha nges t hat were made don’t

have any practical applications, not without something more to supplement,” said Taylor. “ I n f a i l i ng to a ppl y r e pro ductive health best practices by refusing to fund services outside of ho s pit a l s , N e w Br u n s w ic k continues to be in violation of the Canada Health Act … People are sometimes treated in a punitive way when they access abortions i n s ome ho s pit a l s . T he r e a r e a l s o con f ident ia l it y problem s when abortions are provided in a hospital.”

Dominie believes the key going for ward lies in “cont inuing to make our voices heard.”

“The efforts of pro-choice activists in the province over the last severa l mont hs — notably t he ra l ly at t he leg i slat u re i n April and the nationally-trending hashtag #NBProChoice — seem to be what has really been causing the government to not ice, and bringing awareness to the injustice happening here,” she said.

“New Brunswick is letting its women down. Abortion access is not something the government can keep from us. Canada is not a place where t he govern ment ma kes you r choices for you, uncomfortable conser vative old men be damned.”

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Don’t be your own toughest critic STUDENT’S DIGEST

Stacey Taylor Body image is a complicated concept that can have a significant impact on personal wellness. Simply put, we understand body image to be the way we think and feel about our own body. Our interpretation of our body image is informed by how we subjectively picture ourselves, and also by the overt and covert messages we receive from our peers and the world around us.

Take a moment to close your eyes and picture yourself — this is your body image.

Media has an unparalleled influence on how we think and feel about our bodies.

To understand how a sense of dissatisfaction with one’s self can develop, consider

the constant streaming of images of perfect skin, hair, teeth and body shape in magazines and online. Some studies estimate that roughly 91 per cent of women are dissatisfied with their personal appearance while in reality, only about five per cent of women naturally possess the “hourglass” shape portrayed in pop culture.

Women are not alone. More and more guys are becoming affected by poorer body image. One-fifth of men surveyed agree that they would consider undergoing cosmetic surgery due to dissatisfaction with their appearance. Media increasingly depicts males as being muscular, tall and hairless, with flawless skin and teeth.

The truth is, few men actually have what is known as the “action figure” body type.

The largest myth surrounding body image is that the media portrays real men and women. Fashion model Cameron Russell states, “I wish I looked like that girl in the magazine, but that simply is not me.

Through photoshopping, makeup, hair and wardrobe that is not what I look like in real life.” Media needs to be challenged to portray more realistic images of people.

Incessant exposure to photoshopped and

Unplug before disconnecting It’s2o’clockinthemorning,andyou’retrying to wind down after a full night of studying with some aimless Facebook scrolling.

Over 20 minutes, you learn that girl you haven’t seen or spoken to since Grade 8 is havinganothergoddamnkid;thatobnoxious guy you met at last weekend’s ugly Christmas sweater party and have since avoided eye contact with every time you see him on campus has decided to stop watching Game of Thrones and here are his five reasons why; Taylor Swift really likes short shorts and Buzz Feed wants you to see 18 times she proved it – ranked.

Once you’ve become sufficiently bloated with mindless digital garbage, you decide that perhaps it’s time to close your eyes and make a concerted effort to not be a zombie tomorrow. After all, you’ve got another full two days of studying before that massive managerial accounting exam worth 40 per centofyourfinalgradeonSaturdaymorning.

Only sleep is now the farthest thing from your mind. After exhausting your brain with

financial forecasting and price modeling and cost benefit analysis all night, you neglected to give it a rest before bed, instead cramming it with more useless information on a bright white backdrop than you know what to do with.

Should babies be on your radar right now?

How much did that guy actually spend on that ludicrous light-up Rudolph sweater?

Did T-Swift really pull off those dark wash hot pants?

I paint this all-too-familiar picture to illustrate a very important point this time of year: Allowing yourself to properly unwind before bed is absolutely critical to a good night’s sleep, which in turn, is absolutely critical to a happy, healthy brain. This rings true all year, but especially during exam season, when you’re stretching your mind to capacity on a near-constant basis and it needs all the relaxation it can get.

Unplugging before bed is one of the best ways to do this, and is in fact one of the best pieces of exam season advice I can offer.

Before reaching for your phone or your laptop or your tablet after a full day of studying – and before another full day of studying – indulge in some authentically good-for-you activities,andmakethoseactivitiespartofyour own personal before-bed ritual.

This can be a range of activities, from yoga to a bubble bath to a little light reading; the specifics aren’t critical – what is critical is that whatever you choose as your pre-slumber routine, it helps you unwind in a way that will prime you for a well-deserved rest.

And hey, if you’re still having trouble clearing your brain, seek out a pair of ears, be they thoseofaparent,friend,proctororcounsellor.

This time of year is stressful on everyone, and there are always people around who are more than willing to help you get through it.

Just not necessarily one of your 500+ Facebook friends.

airbrushed images can lead to negative body image and influence a wide variety of unsafe lifestyle practices, including extreme measures to achieve a certain body shape that in reality is unattainable. Research has found that individuals with negative body image and subsequent low self-esteem are more likely to engage in risky behaviors like substance abuse (including illicit steroid use), unprotected sex, disordered eating and excessive exercise — all with significant potential for poor health outcomes.

On the flip-side, having a more positive body image can have a positive impact on personal wellness. People who basically like themselves for who they are tend to experience fewer emotional struggles, enjoy healthier relationships, and are happier with life in general. Positive body image can also influence healthier lifestyle choices. Recognizing that some things are easier said than done, we do need to

somehow accept that each one of us has a different body structure and metabolism that contributes to our ideal weight and shape. While we can make healthy choices to eat well and be physically active, we need to embrace diversity and learn to love who we are because genetics are predetermined and cannot be radically changed without risks to overall health and well-being. By promoting a wide variety of different body types, we can develop strategies to help individuals work through body image struggles. The first thing that is important to understand is that the images we are constantly fed by the media are simply not realistic.

Fostering a trend toward healthier body imaging involves becoming a role model for those around us, especially our youth.

Many behaviors are learned, so if your roommate sees you fad dieting, they may be influenced to start dieting too. By being

less critical of ourselves and discontinuing the use of the word “ugly” to describe body parts, positive body image can return in as little as two weeks. By placing greater emphasis on personal achievements and strengths, we can increase the importance of our inner “selfie.”

Instead of being our own toughest critics, let’s all take time right now to consider one positive thing about ourselves. As I was getting ready for work the other morning, my two year old daughter caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and smiled. Being her typical adorable little self, she started dancing and singing, “I love myself!” There is a valuable lesson that can be taken from the innocence of a child — we all need to learn to love our own body.

For help and support, contact the UNB Student Health Centre or Counselling Services.

Tess Allen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Brunswickan.

What’s really behind UNB’s entrepreneurial claims?

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Micah O’Donnell-Gillies At the 2014 Startup Canada Awards ceremony atop the CN Tower in Toronto, UNB was named the most entrepreneurial post-secondary institution. Of the award, Eddy said that “UNB has earned its spot as the most entrepreneurial university in Canada because we’ve established infrastructure on our campuses that empowers our faculty, staff and students to transform ideas into industry-leading technologies and business solutions.”

I’ve no doubt many of you have heard about this award. Eddy has been bragging about it worse than an 18-year-old with their first piercing.

Eddy’s response to the award asserts that a top-down strategy was made to

cultivate entrepreneurship at UNB. The “we” refers to himself and other administrators. Yet, Eddy, his administrators, and their budgets had very little to do with the award and UNB’s sense of entrepreneurial spirit. Eddy’s support of entrepreneurship on campus is equivalent to my dog’s contribution to my grocery budget.

At the centre of entrepreneurship at UNB is the Dr. J. Herbert Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship. While there are four centres on campus which aim to cultivate an entrepreneurial culture on campus, the Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (TME) program is the most student-centred. With 450 students, the centre increased its enrolment by 32 per cent just this year.

The centre, alongside offering courses, works with other faculty at the university, industry leaders, and students to establish over 30 lunch and learn events in the community. It has been a part of creating 32 companies since 2010. But when we talk entrepreneurship, what do we mean?

Entrepreneurship is the lateral relationship between the applied sciences, business, and the arts. It is a

relationship which produces solutions to problems. An entrepreneur is not a money-obsessed businessperson so much as an activist. An entrepreneur sees a problem and searches to solve it.

There are misconceptions about what it means to be an entrepreneur. And no doubt there are the warped and selfish out there. However, at its best, entrepreneurship is interdisciplinary. It searches to utilize a plethora of talents for focused and meaningful goals.

But, I’ve gotten as off track as my dog in proximity to a pigeon.

Does UNB, as in Eddy and his administration, support entrepreneurship, that relationship? The painless answer: nope. Who pays for TME and the three other centres at the university?

Well, basically, not the university. TME is funded through an endowment from the now deceased Dr. J. Herbert Smith.

This pays salaries, resources, and seed money for projects. Alongside endowments for the four centres, there is private financial support.

I hope you’re hearing me. Institutions which foster entrepreneurship at UNB are not paid for by UNB. However, there are plenty of UNB personnel taking credit for it. And there are

plenty of people at UNB who should take credit for it. Whether it’s professors in whatever faculty or students in whatever discipline, we are an imaginative and ambitious campus. There are student journals, projects, societies and political bodies that are innovating and problem solving every day.

The top end of the university is not entrepreneurial despite the administration’s best efforts to push such a spirit on campus. Rather, they stifle it.

They long to give off the impression of imagination and success. Instead, they just brag about what other people have accomplished. They take credit for what they had little to no hand in.

One of those who should not be taking credit is Eddy and the administration. While TME is at the heart of a large piece of the entrepreneurial work at UNB — from organizing pitch competitions to supporting students in all faculties through their diploma program — they sit with one full-time professor who overlooks 450 students.

While the program’s enrolment goes up, and the university pulls a surplus, they don’t get tossed a bone. Instead, the thanks is taking undue credit for an award that was never earned.

We’re heading into the Christmas break and I want to end on the one point I continuously come back to — that is, the difference between Eddy’s UNB and our UNB. Eddy’s UNB is an institution he can manipulate, cut and poison in the name of surpluses and the unheeded worship of neo-liberalism.

Our university is a community of people who, in the name of knowledge, innovate, create, inspire and help to solve the many predicaments of society.

We are social, scientific and artistic problem solvers.

Eddy sees a community that supports his image and goals. He doesn’t see that we are a community that contributes uncountable skills and values. He sees dollar signs. Eddy brags about being an entrepreneurial school. Yet he doesn’t put the resources into assisting in the attainment of that goal. It’s because Eddy doesn’t realize that to invest in faculty and students is to invest in this university. Instead, Eddy searches for surpluses and tuition increases, strikes and bloated administrations.

It’s been a fun three months. I hope this is as much of a break for our president and the administration as it will be for me.

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Local guitar case company Timbre Cases has just launched a Kickstarter campaign and hope to have their premium product out by the spring.

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Timbre Cases finds its niche

The Fredericton music scene is continuously expanding, with new musicians, venues and festivals popping up every year. For Peter McMath, founder and president of Timbre Cases, music also brought a business opportunity within the field that he loved.

“I was working in the music industry with a lot of different artists, and really found a gap in terms of the products that they needed and what was available,” said McMath.

That was about two years ago, and what McMath described as an “organic” beginning has now become a luxury guitar case company that is based here in

Fredericton.

After the original idea, McMath and his team began doing a number of research projects that looked at potential materials that could be used in making a high-end guitar case. One particular project was with UNB chemical engineering professor Felipe Chibante, who introduced the group to new ideas and products. This eventually led to them to looking towards the auto and aerospace industries.

The guitar cases are made through a process called thermoforming, which is popular in the auto industry but not with guitar cases. Manufactured with thermoplastic, Timbre Cases are made of a material that is strong, waterproof and lightweight.

“Cases on the market today really don’t

do a good job at what they are supposed to do. Our focus is totally around instrument protection, but with that we feel it should be done well and consistently,” said McMath.

The cases are made at a moulding facility in Quebec before they are sent to Fredericton for assembly. McMath says that the New Brunswick capital is the perfect place right now for a new entrepreneur.

“Over the past two or three years a real community has formed. Entrepreneurship can be a lonely career, so any aspect of community that can be found in those circles is a really good thing,” said McMath. Being able to talk to other CEOs and entrepreneurs allows everyone to learn together, as “a lot of problems, although they are completely different,

they are also totally the same.”

While the company has been McMath’s primary focus for the past two years, they are just getting ready to launch their products, and have started a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising $30,000.

“The Kickstarter for us is a great way to really build some relationships with some early clients, who really understand what we are doing and want to be a part of it from the get-go.”

People who donate to the campaign have the chance to own the first Timbre Cases when they come out, which is projected to be in the spring of 2015. While people can donate as much or as little as they like, the cheapest case offered by Timbre is listed at $699. McMath says

that compared to other luxury cases, this is relatively inexpensive, and also a lot better quality.

The main goal for Timbre is to make their product the best it can be, and in McMath’s eyes, that means getting the products to musicians and people who can critique and influence the direction the company should go. After that, it will be ready for more casual users. Right now, their only product is an acoustic guitar case, and the hope is to one day expand to protective cases for different instruments as well.

“I absolutely love the industry,” said McMath. “Musicians are an awesome, crazy group of people, and so this project is probably different from other aspects of business. But it’s totally cool.”

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on What’s YOUR s week? i h t d n i m

What is your favourite part of the holidays?

Josh Daniels

Kieran Delaney

Maroon David

Nakia Spencer

Kendra Belding

“Food and drinks.”

“Creamy eggnog.”

“Food and no school.”

“Candy cane hot chocolates.”

“Christmas movies.”

Roy Stewart

Tristan Carroll

Stephanie Cull

“Scotch and food.”

“Turkey and ham.”

“Home and family.”

Julie Berthe

“Grandma’s cooking.”

Matt Bischof

“Going to church.”

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Modelling in its most natural form

Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter Humans, like everything else, are a work of art. Go on Facebook, Instagram or Tumblr and all you see are photos of people. Go to an art gallery and you will see a portrait of someone, or walk downtown and notice the sculptures. These days, everyone is model, but there is a difference between having your photo taken at a party and standing naked in front of a group of strangers.

For UNB student Lacey Vance, the difference between the two is that one is her job. Since last February, she has been modeling naked for art classes around the city.

“One of my friends told me that NBCCD was looking for models and he knew that I was the open type.”

She said that she was nervous at first.

“I was standing there for the first time with my robe on, very nervous of what was about to happen. When I took my robe off, the nervousness just went away and I felt perfectly comfortable.”

You wou ld t h in k t hat being naked in front of a class filled with people would be intimidating and make you feel judged, but Vance says it’s one of the least judgmental places.

“This is the least judgmental time. The artists are grateful to

have a live f igure to work with.

So they’re just looking at you and your lines.”

Vance describes the process as being nonsexual.

“Fifty percent of the world has one body part and the rest have the other. So people know what it looks like. Being naked in front of people doesn’t have to be sexual.

The artists also aren’t there for a sexual reason. They look at your body as a shape and lines, they’re not there to get with you.”

She says that any type of body can model naked and that artists are open to anyone.

Skinny, fat, tall or short, anyone can do it. She also says that there are more female models than males out there. Vance believes that anyone who wants to should give it a try.

“You just need to decide for yourself what feels right. It’s a liberating experience where you get to be the centre of attention.”

And the pay isn’t bad either. Depending on the class she’s in, Vance can make anywhere between $12 and $20 per hour.

D r aw i ng , photog r a phy a nd sculpting are the types of classes Vance has modeled for and she hopes to keep doing so as a parttime job.

“I always wanted to be a model, even when I was a little girl. I just never would have guessed that my beginnings would be naked.”

UNB student Lacey Vance has been modelling nude for almost a year.

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Bruno Bobak exhibits take over downtown Mélanie Michaud The Brunswickan

The Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Gallery 78 both currently have exhibits looking at the work of Bruno Bobak.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

After accepting a position in 1960 as the artist-in-residence at the Un iversit y of New Br u nsw ick, Bruno Bobak moved his family to Fredericton and would soon become one of the most influential artists to be based in the area.

The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is currently exhibiting his work from 1947-1960, which was all done while he was living in Vancouver.

The exhibit features many paintings, prints, drawings and even a coffee table. The gallery was given these creations after Bobak passed away in 2012.

The public has not previously seen most pieces in the exhibition.

Alex Bobak, the son of the artist, was cleaning out his father’s studio when he came across the collection.

He then contacted Terry Graff, the director, CEO, and chief curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. The gallery has received 208 works of art from the estate of the artist.

“The Beaverbrook Art Gallery has the largest and most comprehensive collection of Bobak art,” expla ined Graf f. “Th is exh ibit presents a part of Bruno Bobak’s

life that a lot of people from New Brunswick don’t know about.”

W hile visit ing t he exhibit, I saw landscapes of hills and valleys, rocks, plants, and animals.

As Graff explained, the artist was greatly inspired by the scener y that surrounded him on the west coast. I really enjoyed “Lily Pads,” a watercolour painting of a cluster of lily pads on the water. It was one of the few that were actually titled.

As Graff said, “Not all artists name their work. Some feel the title interferes with the experience of abstract art. If you can say it with words, then why make a painting?”

The show presents us the wide range of artistic talents that Bobak possessed. This is evident when looking at the remarkable coffee table, which was pulled from Alex Bobak’s house specifically for the exhibit. It’s beautiful and practical, as Bobak actually used the table at home.

Across the street, Galler y 78 is also showing some of Bobak’s work from more recent years. Once Bobak moved to Fredericton, his work shifted to paintings of the figure and of the landscape on the East Coast.

Some of the paintings are so re-

cent that there is no signature from the artist. Gallery 78 worked with Bobak consistently until his death, and after he passed away the gallery got a few of his paintings that may or may not have been completed, since they were still in his studio and unsigned.

Bobak’s f igurative paintings identify the universal human condition and people in their everyday lives. He captured all kinds of different actions on canvas. At the Gallery 78 exhibit, some of his work displays people kissing, skating or simply putting on socks.

“A lot of other artists looked up to him. He was a role model in a lot of ways, by having a good reputation as an artist and by being able to make a living as an artist in New Brunswick,” said Graff.

“Many homes in New Brunswick have both Molly’s [Bobak’s wife] and Bruno’s paintings.”

The Beaverbrook A rt Galler y will be showing Modern in Nature: Bruno Bobak’s Vancouver Years (1947-1960) from now until March 1, 2015.

G a l ler y 78 w i l l be show i ng Bruno Bobak’s creations as well from now until Dec. 21.

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The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Winter drinks Hot Toddy I’ve only ever had whiskey in my hot toddy but decided to switch it up a bit and use gin instead. I’m not really sure on the measurements you should use, but half boiling water/half gin sounds good. Next you are going to want to squeeze some fresh lemon in, a spoonful of honey and stir it all around with a cinnamon stick.

As you slowly enjoy the drink, the cinnamon stick will continue adding more flavor, giving each sip a slightly altered taste. Along with being a great, warm drink, all these botanicals and healthy things can probably help with a cold or soar throat. You’re welcome.

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Eggnog with Spiced Rum Eggnog and rum is a staple of Christmas festivities. This is the perfect drink for when you are back at Mom and Dad’s and your family starts getting on your nerves. I found you have to mix this a little strong because the eggnog is so thick and overpowering, the rum just falls into the background almost to the point of being unnoticeable. Eggnog and rum is simple and it tastes good, what else matters?

Colin McLean

Baileys Original Irish Cream in Coffee

Devin Patterson

Mix a little Baileys in with some holiday blend coffee, and you’ve got yourself the perfect study drink. Or, the perfect drink for doing holiday things, like gift-wrapping or decorating a tree. Really it’s so good it can be a drink for anything at all, but we’ll stick with studying since it’s that time of year. I went a little easy on the liquor this time to keep the flavour balance in tact, so it’s hard to tell where the coffee ends and the Baileys begins. It ends up so sweet and the coffee gives you a much-needed boost, really there’s no way this doesn’t warm you up and help you focus on the task at hand. It might be hard not to, but don’t have too many, drunk studying is never the way to go.

Spanish Coffee Nothing is better on a cold day than having a nice, steamy cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Unless, of course, you spike it up with liqueur or whiskey! The Spanish Coffee I had down at the Lunar Rogue was made with Kahlua, coffee liqueur, rich dark coffee, topped with some whipped cream and a rim of sugar. If you think about it, there is no reason to dislike this drink. It has all our favourite things in it like coffee, alcohol, more alcohol, and whipped cream. The sugar is a nice touch on the rim so each time you want another sip, there’s the option of added sweetness.

Mathieu Wong

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Downtown Fredericton is a great spot to get your holiday shopping done.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Holiday shopping in Fredericton Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter With the holidays just around the corner, it is time to think about gifts for the special people in your lives. You could hit the mall or shop online, or you could shop local and check out some of the great businesses that Fredericton is home to.

For The Music Lover: Backstreet Records – 384 Queen Street Secondspin Records – 79 York Street For years, Backstreet Records has been the go-to place for vinyl lovers.

Now though, they have some friendly competition with Secondspin records, which is just around the corner. Both of

these shops offer a variety of new and old records. From pop to rock and everything in between, these stores hold the crown for the best spots to get your music fix.

Tony’s Music Box – 396 Queen Street The place for anyone who plays an instrument. Instruments, songbooks and accessories for your instrument are a few of the things the store has on its walls.

As well, they carry audio equipment.

Check them out for presents or for any Christmas party you might be throwing.

finds. They have things for almost every style. The store has brand new pieces of men’s and women’s clothing along with previously-worn and vintage pieces.

Jewelry, bags and shoes also fill this little store that is nuzzled in the heart of the downtown area.

For The Beauty Lover:

Made You Blush – 59 York Street This store is a little pink heaven for everything makeup, skin care, bath-related and more. They also offer classes on makeup application. So whether it is for someone who only wears a little mascara, or someone who does full eye makeup, this is a place for any makeup queen.

Reneu Boutique – 349 King Street This store is full of one-of-a-kind

Avalon Spa – Uptown: 5 Trinity Avenue; Downtown: 318 Brunswick Street;

North Side: 336 Main Street This salon offers you three locations to get convenient service. Not only do they take care of hair and nails, they also offer facials and massages. They also have a men’s section with private TV lounge, because even guys need to take care of themselves. A gift card from a place like this would make a great gift for anyone.

selection of candy. Kids (and adults) love toys and candy, right?

For The Young Or Young At Heart:

Geek Chic Boutique – 86 Regent Street Filled with gadgets, games, apparel and more, this store is the definitely the place for the young at heart. Superman, Batman and Doctor Who are just a few of the characters you’ll spot in store.

Endeavours & ThinkPlay – 412 Queen Street Filled with any and every art supply you could ever need, this store also has a ton of games and toys for kids of all ages.

On top of all this, they also have a great

Clay Café – 356 Queen Street If going out and buying something isn’t your style, why not make something?

Go into Clay Cafe and pick one of their 300 pieces of pottery. Paint it and then fire it up and you have a unique present for anyone on your Christmas list.

The Playhouse gearing up for the holidays

Armin Afrough The Brunswickan

Everyone has their own idea of when the holiday season begins.

For some, it is when the first snow falls, others it is when December 1 hits. The Fredericton Playhouse has their own idea as well, as their season kicked off with a performance by Cherish the Ladies on Nov. 21 which was followed by The Nutcracker, which played from Nov. 29-30.

The season began with a predominately older audience that came to see the female Irish folk band. Cherish the Ladies gave a full performance of Christmas songs and carols in a show they called A Celtic Christmas. A long with recognizable classics, the band also played several Irish dance songs that led to rapturous applause.

The audience for The Nutcracker was noticeably younger, as people came downtown to see the classic Christmas play, put on by Leslee

Dell and Dance Fredericton.

The performance followed the plot of a young girl who is given a nutcracker on Christmas Eve. At night, the nutcracker and a whole new world come alive for young Clara, and for the audience.

The ballet was re-choreographed

by Dell and had an unbelievable presence of school-aged cast members. Dell, the Artistic Director of Da nce Freder icton, sta r ted out in ballet as a young child and progressed to the point that she

danced with the Toronto Dance Theatre and the Maritime Contemporary Dance Company.

While the original Nutcracker ballet got attention when children’s roles were substituted with adults, Dell took the exact opposite approach. She had up to fourteen kids dancing on the stage at the same time, with an infant even making an appearance.

T h o u g h t h e nu m b e r s h a ve grown, when Dance Fredericton first began doing The Nutcracker,

eight years ago, they only had three dancers. Over time, the size and quality has increased to a point that it has become a staple for the holiday season.

Beginning on Dec. 11, Theatre New Brunswick will be performing a musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol at The Playhouse. For students, tickets are only $10, and there are times during the day and night to check it out before you go home for the holidays.

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Not-so-classic holiday songs Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 Blink 182 – “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas” “It’s Christmas time again/time to be nice to the people you can’t stand” sings Mark Hoppus on one of Blink 182’s attempts at a holiday song (their other one is called “Happy Holidays You Bastard”). Though this is one you probably won’t want to play while everyone is sitting around the fireplace, it is guaranteed to take you back to the elementary school days when Blink was falling in love with girls at the rock show and asking the questions of “what’s my age again?” I miss those days.

The Brunswickan’s last issue of the semester comes out!

Celebration of Wolastoqey and Mi’kmaq Cultures Memorial Hall, All Day

THURSDAY, DEC. 4 New Brunswick Crafts Council: Ready, Set, Go! 225 King Street, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., $40 Measha Brueggergosman The Fredericton Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $41

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Julian Casablancas – “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” Like a child that is too amped up on Christmas Eve to fall asleep, Julian Casablancas’ holiday-themed song is full of energy. The Strokes front man takes classic Christmas sounds like sleigh and church bells and entwines them with a fast paced guitar riff and crashing drums. In the song, Casablancas channels his inner kid in saying that he doesn’t care about anything except that Christmas is coming, which is something that we can all surely relate to.

Christmas Arts & Crafts Sale Capital Exhibition Centre, Dec. 5 – 7 Art Battle Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 7:30 p.m., $15 Mike Trask and Josh Bravener The Capital Complex, 10 p.m., $5

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Kanye West – “Christmas In Harlem (featuring Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Vado, Cyhi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Musiq Soulchild, Teyana Taylor & Big Sean)” In the lead up to Kanye West’s magnificent My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the rapper released a new song every week, known as GOOD Fridays. The only GOOD Friday track that came after the album was released was the holiday themed “Christmas in Harlem.” The song features an array of guests, each bringing a different style and story, much like how a Christmas dinner should be. Kanye, of course, is at the head of the table, but he is happy to share with everyone, because that’s what the holidays are all about, right?

Sufjan Stevens – “O Come O Come Emmanuel” The most traditional holiday song on the list, Sufjan Stevens’ take on the Christian hymn becomes a folk ballad with a plucking banjo and high-pitched electric guitar that comes in during the chorus.

The track is minimal, and every sound works together to create a cohesive harmony, letting you feel the words “rejoice,” instead of just hearing them. The song is part of the massive, 42-track Songs for Christmas that was released in 2006, and is a refreshing take on a Christmas classic.

UNB Arts Centre Presents: Wood Carving Workshop 1386 Route 105, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., $55 Readers and Writers Night Conserver House, 7 p.m., $15

SUNDAY, DEC. 7 Sunday Christmas Market Boyce Farmers Market, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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UNB ended the first half of their season with a 9-2 victory over the Université de Moncton at the Aitken Centre on Friday.

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First half ends on a high note Varsity Reds sit first in AUS standings Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

In a first half filled with ups and downs, the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team enters the holiday break on a high note.

Dylan Willick, Cameron Brace and Taylor MacDougall all scored twice in UNB’s 9-2 victory over the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus on Friday night at the Aitken Centre.

Philippe Halley, Tyler Carroll and Jordan Murray also scored in the win while Peter Trainor added three assists. Goaltender David Shantz, who wasn’t very busy for much of the game, made 15 saves to earn the win.

“I thought we had a good jump,” said Varsity Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall. “You want to try and finish strong at home.

“When you look at our own group, we’ve been getting input from all four lines.

I thought [Philippe] Maillet played very well tonight – he had a lot of energy. Our D is down a little bit in numbers and I thought our forwards really helped out tonight.”

The V-Reds enter the holiday break with a 12-2-2 record for 26 points, placing them in first place in the Atlantic University Sport standings, a single point ahead of the Saint

Mary’s Huskies and Acadia Axemen.

It certainly wasn’t the smoothest first half UNB has had over the past several seasons, losing back-to-back games on two separate occasions. The team now enters the break a four-game winning streak.

“There’s lots of positives,” said MacDougall about the team’s first half.

“But we’ve got a lot of work to do as well.

You know how competitive the league is.”

Pier-Antoine Dion and Remi Blanchard each scored for UdeM while Brandon Thibeau allowed nine goals on 41 shots. The Aigles Bleus, who got their season off to a great start, have now lost six straight games.

“The first five games I thought were the best team in the league,” said Aigles Bleus head coach Serge Bourgeois. “[Over the] last couple weeks I think we’re one of the bottom ones. We have to readjust. We have to get our players healthy and try to add some depth to our team right now.”

The Varsity Reds had a terrific first period, scoring five times and outshooting UdeM 17-4. UNB could have easily had a few more goals.

“That’s not something that even we expected,” said Willick about the team’s first period offensive outburst. “We’ve been talking this week about how our first periods

need to be a little bit better. I think we started doing that on Wednesday night [in a 6-4 win at St. Thomas] and tonight.”

Carroll opened the scoring just 1:45 into the game, taking a pass from the slot from Maillet and ripping the puck upstairs and past Thibeau.

39 seconds later, Halley scored to give UNB a quick 2-0 lead.

UNB kept pouring on the offensive pressure in the opening half of the period. At 11:33, Brace quickly streaked into the zone, took a pass from Cam Braes and scored to make it 3-0.

MacDougall kept things rolling at 12:55 with a shot from the slot that went under Thibeau’s blocker and arm and in. Then, less than a minute later, Willick fired a low, innocent looking shot that snuck under the UdeM goaltender to give UNB a commanding 5-0 advantage after 20 minutes of play.

UdeM took the first penalty of the game at 2:36 of the second as they were called for too many men. UNB applied some good pressure during the man advantage but were unable to score.

At 9:21, the Aigles Bleus managed to get on the board thanks to a power play goal from Dion. The Varsity Reds retook a five-

goal lead at 16:26 as Willick netted his second of the game and fourth in four games.

“I’m feeling great right now,” said a grinning Willick after the game. “I won’t change anything about the game but it’s almost disappointing to go into the break right now when you’re playing like that.”

“He gets better each day,” said MacDougall. “He’s got a great skill level and great speed but he’s just one of those guys – he’s a very coachable player. He allows himself to be coached, he makes good decisions and he’s got great confidence. He’s just a great person.”

UdeM quickly responded to the goal though with Blanchard firing a hard shot past Shantz and off the iron and in to make it a 6-2 Reds lead after two. Shots were 16-7 V-Reds in the second stanza.

In the third, while on a power play at 5:17, Brace fired a shot on net from along the goal line that went off an UdeM defenceman’s stick and past Thibeau to make it a 7-2 contest.

UNB struck again at 15:31. Murray’s goal was initially waved off by the officials despite the goal light coming on. After some discussion amongst themselves, the officials called it a good goal.

On a power play with 1:59 left, Mac-

Dougall rounded out the scoring to make it a 9-2 final. Shots were 8-6 in favour of the Reds in the third and 41-17 UNB overall.

“They’re smart enough to know what’s going on. There’s not much to say,” said Bourgeois about his team’s performance.

“We just have to take the Christmas break and regroup, I guess, and see what’s going on. I have to do a good job at evaluating what’s going on and what the problem is.”

UNB has a month to prepare for their next match. The Varsity Reds play two exhibition games against the Windsor Lancers on Jan. 3 and 4 at the Aitken Centre as part of the annual Pete Kelly Cup. Regular season play resumes on Jan. 9 at home against the UPEI Panthers.

HOCKEY BY THE NUMBERS Overall record: 12-2-2 (1st) Home record: 5-1-1 Road record: 7-1-1 Goals for: 73 (1st) Goals against: 42 (1st) Power play: 22.7% (2nd) Penalty kill: 81.9% (4th) Average Attendance: 2,226 (1st)

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Hockey’s future view

From elementar y school friends to u n i ve r s it y t e a m m at e s a nd e vent u a l ly bu s i ne s s pa r t ner s , Ti m Pr ia mo a nd Shea K ew i n’s f r iend sh ip ha s seen it a l l.

“Shea a nd I have a long ho c ke y h i stor y toget her, a nd we were actua lly f irst linemates at t he age of eig ht yea rs old,” sa id Pr ia mo.

N e a r l y 2 0 y e a r s l a t e r, t h e former U N B M BA st udent s a nd Va rsit y R ed s men’s hockey players have co-fou nded a compa ny k now n a s H W K I, wh ich is on t rack to cha nge t he ga me of hockey a s we k now it.

T he produc t , H W K I U, intends to improve player per for ma nce a nd sa fet y. T he m in iscu le ca mera mou nted on a player’s hel met – one of t he world’s f i rst - a l lows for players to record ga mes a nd pract ices, a nd later rev iew ever y move t hey ma ke on t he ice.

The high-def inition, 1,080 -pi xel sma r t ca mera feat u res a w ide-a ngle lens w it h a n opt iona l aud io component a nd is f it ted w it h a secu re d ig ita l ca rd, prov id i ng 8-10 hou rs of v ideo wh ich ca n be v iewed on a sma r t phone or tablet.

T he duo wa s i nspi red by t he recent publ ic debate su r rou ndi ng conc u s sion s i n spor t a nd t he need for i mpact solut ions. “ We rea l ly wa nted to focu s o n t he r o ot of t he p r oblem , a nd t h roug h ou r resea rch we not iced a n u nderly i ng t heme of players u n i ntent iona l ly putt ing t hemselves into v u lnerable sit uat ions,” sa id K ew i n. “ T i m a nd I had b ot h b een i n t hese sit uat ions before a nd we wa nted to f i nd a way to ma ke hockey player s sma r ter.

W hen t he oppor t u n it y to pro v ide players w it h a low-prof i le camera specif ica lly designed for hockey players ca me a rou nd, it seemed l i ke a match made i n heaven.”

T he t wo we r e t he o r ig i n a l g u i nea pigs for the produ c t , o r -

dering protot y pes a nd spor t i ng t he cameras duri ng a ga me last sea son. “ T he c a me r a s c a me i n t wo week s later a nd we had a ga me

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t hat n ig ht aga i n st Da l hou sie, so we st rapped it onto ou r hel met s a nd wore it du r i ng t he g a me. W hen we w atc he d t he v ideo later, we rea l ized t he impact it cou ld ma ke as a v isua l lea r n i ng tool.

“A s at h letes, we’re such v isua l lea rners, so we’re prov id ing t h e p l a y e r t h e a b i l it y t o g e t

bac k i nto t hei r sk ate s a nd to watch you rsel f play a nd ma ke decisions,” sa id K ew i n.

“It shows you t he a ng les you choose to go i nto t he cor ners, t he way you defend , t he way you shoot — ever y t h i ng. Having the cha nce t o re-

live i t a g a i n can defi n itely ma ke for a better a nd sma r ter hockey player.”

So fa r, t he H W K I U has been tested on a va r iet y of players,

What will happen first: the Maritimes get a CFL team or Canada gets an NFL team?

Scott Hems

Devin Patterson

John Robb

Sports Columnist

Multimedia Editor

V-Reds Fan

I’m going with the Maritime CFL team.

It’s only a matter of time before a team of that calibre hits the East Coast. If an NFL team came to Canada, it would only work in a city that already has a devoted fan base to the CFL. Being originally from Toronto, we love the Argos and wouldn’t write them off. Seeing both ends, it seemed like there was more hype when Moncton hosted a CFL game than when Toronto hosts the Buffalo Bills.

i n c l u d i n g t h e Wa t e r l o o S i s k i ns ju n ior B tea m, a s wel l a s more t ha n 4 0 0 players du r i ng su m mer ca mps a nd t ra i n i ng sessions. “ We’ ve r e a l l y h it e ve r yo ne f rom referee s to you ng t y ke s to compet it ive players a nd even p r o f e s s i o n a l s ,” s a i d P r i a m o .

“A few N H L players wore ou r product du r i ng t he su m mer a nd were able to benef it f rom t he feedback prov ided f rom t he H W K I U.” W hile t he company is primari l y s e l f-f u n d e d t h r o u g h p r e s a le prof it s , t he G over n ment of Ne w Br u n s w ic k prov ide d sig n i f ica nt f i na ncia l suppor t du r i ng H W K I’s ea rly days.

“Ti m a nd I were accepted i nt o P l a n e t H a t c h’s t h r e e mont h accelerator progra m, where t hey gave us $25,0 0 0 to get us of f ou r feet a nd g e t t h e b u s i n e s s g o i n g ,” sa id K ew i n.

“It was a t remendous help.”

I n ter ms of development , t he duo bel ieve t hat t hei r in it ia l product is just t he t ip of t he iceberg. “ We’re a l ready work i ng on a nu mb er of d i f ferent techn o l o g i e s a n d g e n e r a t i o n s ,” a n nou nced Pr ia mo.

“H W K I is going to be a great ho c ke y compa ny t h at w i l l b e a rou nd for a long, long t i me.

“O u r focus is on i mprov i ng t he ga me we love, a nd we a re committed to becoming a major cont r ibutor to t he development of t he next generat ion of hockey players.

Easily it’s the Maritimes getting a CFL team. Mark Cohon has repeatedly stated that he would love to have a team out here to build their fan base, and it’s a much easier task than bringing a multibillion-dollar NFL franchise to Canada. The NFL has much better options of places to move teams, and there’s no way someone wants to build a billion-dollar stadium, purchase a franchise and deal with the exchange rate up here. Moncton and Halifax are viable CFL options. Toronto, at the moment, is not a viable NFL option.

Realistically the Maritimes could and should be home to a CFL team. The three provinces together would have to come together as a fan base and there would have to be an owner with deep pockets (Irvings, Sobeys, and/or McCains). The Eastern conference needsateamtobringleaguebalanceandhavealready tested thewaterswith preseasongamesover thelast fewyears.Locationwouldbethebigdebateofcourse.

I would have to say Moncton would be the best location as it is close to PEI and only a three-hour drive from most of Nova Scotia.

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Jonathan Copeland Sports Fan

With the Bills locked in under new ownership, I just don’t see the NFL moving a team to Canada any time soon. Toronto is the only feasible destination and any team moving there would be a major regional infringement (on Buffalo). That would be a hard sell for the Buffalo-based franchise. I could see a CFL expansion team landing in the Maritimes in the next 10-20 years. 10 is a nice round number of teams and logistically, it just makes sense.

The real question is: Moncton or Halifax?

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Women earn split on road Jamie Tozer Sports Editor A yea r ago, t he U N B Va r sit y Reds women’s basketba ll team entered the holiday break with a 3-4 record and went on to f inish the year at 5-15.

A year later, things are looking a bit more promising for the tea m. Fol low i ng a 70 - 62 v ictor y at Cape Breton on Friday and an 81-71 loss at St. Francis X av ier on Sat u rday, U N B enters the break with 5-3 record.

Thanks to Friday’s match being a f ou r - p o i nt g a me , t he R e d s have 12 points a nd sit second in the Atlantic Universit y Sport standings.

On Fr id ay, U N B h it nea rly 50 per cent of t heir f ield goal attempts, netting 27 of 56 tries.

Nicole La Fleur had a team high 17 points while Laura K aye and Grace Wade each had 10. Katelyn Mangold had 15 rebounds.

The Capers led 14-13 after the f irst quarter and were up 34-32 at the half. The two teams stayed close until U NB began to pull away a bit in the f inal few minutes of t he fou r t h, lead ing by 10 with 19 seconds remaining.

A late jump shot made by Cape Breton made it a 70-62 f inal.

O n S a t u r d a y, U N B ’s f i e l d goal percentage cooled down to 36.4 per cent in an 81-71 loss to the X-Women. Wade led the team with 21 points while K iley

DeL ong came off the bench to reg ister 12. Ma ngold had a nother strong rebounding game, recording nine.

U N B led 6 - 0 less t ha n t wo minutes into the game but St FX stormed back and led 19-13 at the end of the opening quarter.

T he X-Wo me n o ut s c o r e d t he Varsity Reds 16-14 in the second to lead 35-27 at halftime.

The Reds had a big third quarter, posting 25 points, and led 52-51 heading into the fourth.

B u t t h e X-Wo m e n h a d a b i g quarter of their own, registering 30 points in the fourth to win the game by a 10-point margin.

L i k e t h e m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l team, the women’s team is the only squad in the conference to have played eight games, meaning they’ve scored an AUS high 518 points.

W it h 11.9 poi nt s per ga me, Wade sits f ifth in AUS scoring.

Meanwhile, DeL ong is hitt ing 50 per cent of her f ield goal attempts, which is good for third in the conference.

O n l y t he 6 - 0 S a i nt M a r y ’s Husk ies sit ahead of the Varsit y R e d s i n t he s t a nd i ng s . U N B begins second half AUS play on Jan. 9 with a home game against the Huskies. Before that though, t he R eds w i l l t ravel sout h for three exhibition games. They’ll play Broward College, Baltimore and North Central M issouri in M iami from Dec. 17-19.

UNB’s women’s basketball team fell 81-71 at StFX on Saturday night.

Erika Roberts / StFX Sports Information

Men swept on road trip Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

UNB’s men’s basketball team lost 82-77 at StFX on Saturday night.

Erika Roberts / StFX Sports Information

UNB Varsity Reds men’s basketball head coach Brent Baker said this would be a tough road trip for his team.

He was right.

The Varsity Reds, who entered action last week with a perfect 6-0 record, dropped both oftheirroadgames,falling93-89atCapeBreton on Friday and 82-77 at St. Francis Xavier onSaturday.Friday’scontestwastheteam’sfirst four-point game of the 2014-15 campaign.

UNB has had great success with the three ball of late but went cold on Friday in their loss to the Capers. The Reds hit only eight of their 35 three-point shot attempts while Cape Breton was able to nail 10 of 25. Jordan Irvine hit five of UNB’s eight three pointers.

TheCaperswereabletokeepJavonMasters to only 16 points in the game. Will McFee had a V-Reds high 23 points while Irvine registered 19.

The Varsity Reds led 23-22 after the first quarterand46-43athalftime.Thetwoteams battleditouttherestoftheway.UNBwasable to get within two late in the fourth but that would be as close as they would get.

On Saturday, the Reds led the X-Men 2217 at the end of one but things ended up tied 39-39 at halftime. In the third, UNB led by

as much as nine and were up 63-59 heading into the final 10 minutes of the match. StFX was able to outscore UNB 23-14 in the final quarter en route to the victory.

Masters had a team high 21 points for the Varsity Reds while Nikola Mandic had 20.

UNB’s bench contributed just four points in the game. The team didn’t have a great night from three-point land once again, hitting only eight of 28 attempts.

UNB enters the holiday break with a 6-2 record, good for 12 points and second place in the Atlantic University Sport standings.

They sit two points back of the league-leading Dalhousie Tigers who have a record of 5-1.

The Varsity Reds are the only team in the AUS to have played eight games. Because of this, they lead league in points for — they have netted 710 — by a fairly large margin.

Masters has performed as expected and sits second in the conference in points per game with23.6.UPEI’sTylerScottleadstheconference with 26.6.

Masters’ average of 35 playing minutes per game is an AUS high.

The next action for the men’s basketball team will be the UNB Alumni Tournament, held Jan. 2-3 at the Currie Center. They resume AUS play on Jan. 9 at home against Saint Mary’s.

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The routine of accomplishment ONE STEP AT A TIME

Scott Hems

Scott Hems Columnist All of life involves some form of a routine. Sometimes it’s class, eating, travelling or the very essence of change itself. When it comes to weight loss, it’s all about routine and sticking with the task of challenging yourself. Every time you want to aim for something more, you need to have a routine, even if the routine is ever-changing.

The first pounds I lost were the same routine. I woke up, set the treadmill for less than five minutes and would add another minute or two the next day. I never thought I would see the day I could run five minutes, and over a few months I made it one day to one hour and 48 minutes. My

routine was waking up everyday a little sore but knowing I would be running “the best run of my life” that day. I did this every day for a few months.

And it led to eventually running my first 5K race after being down about 40-50 pounds.

At this point, my routine became something a little more. I lived in a city where the biggest landmark was exactly 5K from my driveway. So every Monday night I ran towards it. Some nights I made it, some I didn’t. Eventually I could get all the way there without stopping, then stumble home wondering “how will I ever run 10K?” The most cliché thing I always come across with those who wish to lose weight is “stick with it.”

Sometimes people ask how I lost 114

pounds and I need to answer with that; but, the truth is, changing is easy, not changing back is the real challenge. You can push yourself towards a goal, but the second you revert back to the previous life style is when progress is lost. Accomplishing something incredible is always a great feeling — imagine if that accomplishment was some sort of a routine for you.

Eventually, my routine was a 10K every Monday night. Shortly after, it was part of several routines that involved the gym, random 5Ks and hiking the death trails outside my parents’ place every single morning I stayed there. The routine was what changed me, which was ironic because I was always changing my routine.

Over the years, routines have consisted of daily 10Ks, pushups and situps before bed, five minutes of skipping ropes and of course cardio machines at the gym. Not all of these stayed. I really miss when my routine was running 12-16K every single day, but that’s just not for me right now. Right now my routine is doing my best with the time I have, since school is hectic and winter is harsh. I know my best will always be enough.

Remember that doing your best is all anyone can ever ask for. But if you have a routine of constantly changing for the better, your routine will be greatness you’ve truly earned.

“Everything you have ever wanted is on the other side of fear” —George Addair

DeLong enjoying UNB life Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter

Kiley DeLong controls the ball in a game against her old team at the Currie Center.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

When Kiley DeLong made the switch to the University of New Brunswick, she had one goal in mind — to bring the Varsity Reds women’s basketball team back into playoff contention.

DeLong, a St. John’s, N.L. native, transferred to UNB following a stellar three-year career with the St. Francis Xavier X-Women basketball team.

It was academics that initially brought DeLong to the UNB in 2013.

“I had completed the engineering diploma program at StFX, graduated and received my X-Ring,” she explained. “I had to continue on at either UNB or Dalhousie to finish my bachelor’s degree in geological engineering, so I chose to come here.”

DeLong’s decision boded well for UNB’s women’s basketball program, who were coming off a 2-18 record during the 2012-13 season. DeLong, by contrast, had started all but two games for a team that captured the silver medal at the AUS Championships.

In accordance with Canadian Interuniversity Sport regulations, DeLong was required to sit out as a redshirt during the 2013-14 season.

Undeterred, she continued to practice with the team, and is thrilled to be back on the court this season.

“Our season has been going really good so far,” she said. “We’ve been doing a lot better than they’ve done in previous years, which is always a good sign. We’ve been constantly improving and we have a really great group of girls who bring a lot to the game.

“Redshirting was very hard for me because I’m a little too competitive to be sitting on the bench. I’m super pumped to be back out on the court and helping my team.”

DeLong believes that having a year off helped her in becoming a stronger and smarter player.

“I put in a lot of work on all aspects of my game, and I think it has been reflected in my play this season. I’m pretty happy with how I’ve played

so far.”

UNB head coach Jeff Speedy has also been impressed by DeLong’s development over the years, citing her defending and rebounding skills as some of the best on the team.

“K iley is arguably our hardest worker and one of our leaders,” Speedy said in a press release following DeLong’s recognition as UNB’s female athlete of the week last month. “Looking at her stats, she is obviously a key contributor on the court as well.”

Just a few weeks ago, DeLong had the opportunity to compete against her former team, an experience she described as “really strange.”

“A lot of my good friends are still on the team, so it was really weird to be on the opposing team,” she admitted.

However, she maintains that her friendships with former teammates remain intact, despite her competitive spirit.

“It’s basketball, so what happens on the court stays on the court.”

DeLong and the V-Reds swept the X-Women at the Currie Center on Nov. 21-22, with DeLong scoring 20 points in two games against her alma mater. She registered 12 points in 12 minutes of action this past Saturday when the Reds visited StFX. With the first half of the season now behind them, DeLong says the V-Reds are looking to build on their success going into the final stretch.

“We’re obviously hoping to do as well as we can, but our ultimate goal is to make it to playoffs,” she said.

“We haven’t qualified here at UNB in a few years, so it’s always in the back of our minds. We want to take care of the games we can win in order to get there.”

DeLong and the Varsity Reds have completed the first portion of their season and will be regrouping in mid-December when they travel to Miami for exhibition play. Their regular season resumes Jan. 9 when they host Saint Mary’s.

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Varsity women’s hockey hearings resume

Mooney qualifies for nationals The Varsity Reds participated in their f inal swim meet of the f irst half on Nov. 22-23 at Dalhousie.

The meet was highlighted by Cassey Mooney qua lif y ing for CIS nationals with a time of 2:37 in the 200m breaststroke. A nother notable performance came from Charli LeBlanc who reached her goal of breaking 30 seconds in the 50m backstroke, f inishing with a time of 29.63.

O v e r a l l , t h e Va r s i t y R e d s women f inished f ifth at the event while the men came in sixth.

Up next for UNB is the Invitational Meet at UPEI on Jan. 17-18.

UNB still winning the battle Fol low i ng t he St. Thomas Tommies’ win over the Varsity

Varsity Reds swimmer Cassey Mooney has qualified for CIS nationals.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Reds in men’s hockey last season, one of the storylines heading into this year was just how much of a battle the Battle of the Hill would be this season.

Like in recent years, it’s been all UNB. The Varsity Reds have won both regular season meetings — 7-5 and 6-4 — and picked up a 4-0 win in pre-season play.

St. Thomas has been able to keep games close though, even leading for much of the 7-5 loss.

The t wo meet aga in on Jan. 14 at the Grant-Har vey Centre and two weeks later at the A itken Centre.

Fencing results The UNB Fencing Club had a strong showing at the 2014 New Brunswick Open, held Nov. 22-23 at the Currie Center.

The club won f ive medals at the event, highlighted by Raphael Bradley winning silver in the Senior Sabre event and bronze in the Junior Sabre event. Meanwhile, Cameron Haigh won bronze in the Junior Sabre event, Wendy Yano took home bronze in the Sen ior Sabre event a nd Dav id Themens captured silver in the Senior Epee event.

The next New Brunswick based event for the fencers will be the

A l f red K nappe Tea m Tou r nament, which will be hosted by the UNB Fencing Club from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

December discount Even w it h t he Va r sit y R ed s men’s ho c ke y te a m on h iat u s for the next few weeks, the Papa John’s “Shots and Saves” online Tuesday discount will continue throughout December.

It was announced at Friday’s game that beginning next week a nd by usi ng t he promo code V R EDS, the discount at Fredericton area locations will be 44 per cent — which is the highest jersey number being used by a UNB player this season.

Around the conference T h e S a i n t M a r y ’s H u s k i e s women’s basketball team enters the holiday break with a perfect 6-0 record. They kept the Acadia A xewomen, who are winless on the year, to just 43 points in their f inal game … it’s looking like another tough year for the MU N Sea-Hawks men’s volleyball team who are off to a 0-10 start … Mount A llison Mounties football head coach Kelly Jeffery was named the CIS coach of the year last week.

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The UNB varsity women’s hockey legal battle was scheduled to resume this week.

He a r i ng s we re ex p e c te d to begin on Monday and continue on Jan. 3, 8 and 9. They resume again on Jan. 12-16.

Former Varsity Reds women’s hockey players, coaches and community members are expected to be on hand to testify over the next couple weeks.

The women’s hockey team was one of the varsity teams downgraded to competitive club status i n 20 08. I n 20 09, compla i nts were f iled to the New Brunswick Hu m a n R ig ht s C o m m i s s i o n , a l leg i ng t hat U N B’s deci sion constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex. The legal battle has been ongoing since then.

During the break The month-long hiatus begins now for most Varsity Reds teams — but there will be some action before classes start back up again in January.

The men’s hockey team w ill host the Windsor Lancers for a pair of exhibition games on Saturday, Jan. 3 and Sunday, Jan. 4 at the A itken Centre.

Meanwhile, the men’s basketba l l tea m w i l l host t he U N B A lumni Tournament on Friday, Jan. 2 and Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Currie Center.

A lso, the women’s basketball team will be travelling to Miami for three exhibition games from Dec. 17-19 where t hey’l l play Broward College, Baltimore and North Central Missouri.

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Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

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THE REPORT CARD MEN’S SOCCER

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Ray Harris/AUStv soccer commentator WOMEN’S SOCCER

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Overall record: 11-0-2; 2-0 in playoffs; 2-1 at nationals Head coach: Miles Pinsent Leading scorer: Oliver Jones (10 goals and two assists) Overview: The UNB men’s soccer team spent all but one week ranked as one of the top three best teams in Canada. Their success was no secret as they — and I don’t use this word lightly — dominated the AUS. They’re defence first and score by committee approach took them to an undefeated 11-0-2 record, finishing a full 10 points above the second best team. That’s incredible. Add to that their impeccable sportsmanship efforts, with seven yellow cards and no reds during the regular season (lowest in Canada) and you have a near-perfect season. Their only shortfall was a disappointing 2-1 overtime loss in the CIS opener. I think they had a team more than capable of taking first place this season, but with only a few players on their way out, they look eagerly ahead to continued success in 2015.

Overall record: 10-1-2; 1-1 in playoffs Head coach: Jon Crossland Leading scorer: Sam Lagacy (nine goals and three assists) Overview: It’s difficult to not give this team an A+ considering all their achievements this season. They finished first in regular season play with a 10-12 record, four points ahead of second-place MUN. They scored the third most goals in the conference (30) and got quality goalkeeping from Rebecca Duda and Sami-Jo Bell. It’s hard to believe that, just two seasons ago, this is a program that had two wins all year. This year’s team was able to win close games — six of their 10 wins were by a one-goal margin — and got clutch goal scoring all season. Their only big blemish was a 3-1 loss to MUN in the AUS Championship. It wasn’t the final result the team wanted, but this program could benefit from this year’s experience for years to come.

Jamie Tozer/Sports Editor MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Mid-season record: 6-2 Head coach: Brent Baker Leading scorer: Javon Masters (23.6 PPG) Overview: This team is built to score as Will McFee and Javon Masters could both be the focal point of any offence. However, this team has many more weapons. Jordan “Gordo” Irvine is shooting an unconscious 41% from three this year while newcomers Jesse Kendall and Nicola Mandic have been very efficient as well. The real engines of this team though are the two New Brunswick boys. Ryan Smith and Matt Daley set the bar for intensity and effort every game. Mr. Smith is averaging 10 boards a night, mostly on the offensive glass. Mr. Daley is coming off an injury and played well in his first action against StFX a couple weekends ago. Coach Baker must be pleased.

John Robb

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

B+ John Robb

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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Mid-season record: 5-3 Head coach: Jeff Speedy Leading scorer: Grace Wade (11.9 PPG) Overview: The Varsity Reds women’s basketball team faced adversity even before the first tipoff this year. The loss of Awo Farah and the injury of Colleen Daly could have crushed this team’s spirit. Instead, it seems to have given them something to prove. The ladies sit at 5-3 at the break and are second in the AUS standings. Coach Speedy’s squad has played some very sound defensive basketball so far this season, especially in their two tough losses to SMU, who they held to 35% shooting and under 60 points in one game. The addition of Kiley DeLong and the fantastic play of Grace Wade, Katelyn Mangold, Rachel Cleary and Laura Kaye could see this team causing serious noise come playoff time — experience they will need come next year when this team hosts nationals.

Mid-season record: 4-6 Head coach: Dan McMorran Leading scorer: Ryan Colpitts (3.31 K/S) Overview: It’s been an up and down first half for the men’s volleyball team. After losing four of six pre-season games, the team opened the regular season by winning two of three at the first AUS-RSEQ Interlock of the year. The team then dropped back-to-back games to rival Dalhousie before defeating MUN in back-to-back games. They wrapped up the first half with three straight losses against RSEQ schools. The team definitely needs to improve its consistency and continue to work on ways to win close games.

Jamie Tozer/Sports Editor WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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Mid-season record: 4-4 Head coach: Jilliane Goulet Leading scorer: Victoria Eadle (2.9 K/S) Overview: Featuring a very young lineup, the women’s volleyball team has showed plenty of promise in regular season play. After dropping their first six pre-season games and winning only three of 11 overall, the team opened the AUS season with four straight wins. To close out the first half though, the team lost all four games they played at an AUS-RSEQ Interlock to drop their record to 4-4. The team has had a hard time against non-AUS opponents this season, but that’s something they won’t need to worry about for some time with their final eight games being played within the conference. The team will host the AUS Championship from Feb. 13-15 at the Currie Center.

Jamie Tozer/Sports Editor MEN’S HOCKEY

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Mid-season record: 12-2-2 Head coach: Gardiner MacDougall Leading scorers: Randy Gazzola, Phil Maillet and Jordan Murray (18 points each) Overview: The UNB men’s hockey team has the highest bar for assessment — they are the only team on campus expected to battle for a national championship every season. Anything else doesn’t seem quite good enough.

After 14 games of the 28 match schedule, UNB sat tied for second place in the AUS with ten wins (they enter the holiday break in first with 12). However, the hockey V-Reds have only beat Saint Mary’s once in three tries and they are winless in two games against Acadia.

The V-Reds are rebuilding — and some nights it shows. Only five players remain from the championship team of two years ago, and only ten players are back from last year’s team.

The key is that both goalies are new, and starter David Shantz has not yet outperformed last season’s goaltending tandem.

The young and short-staffed defence has performed well, with sophomore Jordan Murray and rookie Randy Gazzola leading UNB in points. Special teams have improved over last season.

If the hockey team can avoid further injuries, it should only get better as the season progresses and the players continue to gel. Working against them is the fact that the AUS is the most competitive conference in the CIS.

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PLAYERS: Cameron Brace, Matt Petgrave and Philippe Maillet ADAM TRAVIS/ THE BRUNSWICKAN

Bombers name coach Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

The UNB Red Bombers have found a new head coach.

The team announced last week that Dan McCullough, a Harvey native and former Fredericton High School Black Kat, has been named the team’s new leading man.

A Red Bombers press release said the hiring came “after interviewing elite candidates from the football community.”

UNB has been in search of a new head coach since Mike Dollimore stepped down before the 2014 season.

McCullough brings a wealth of football experience to the team. He played for Bishop’s University at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport level before making the Canadian Football

League’s BC Lions as an undrafted free agent. In 2008, McCullough was the Lions’ starting long snapper and didn’t miss a start through the next four seasons.

The 31 year old announced his retirement from the CFL in March of 2012. He has been the Red Bombers’ special teams coach for the past season and a half.

“With Dan’s passion and vision, he is definitely the man to lead the next generation of Red Bombers,” said general manager Mike McSorley. “He looks forward to giving back to the community that gave him so much.”

UNB will be looking to rebound from a last-place finish during the 2014 season. They had a 2-5 record overall, which included a 29-0 loss to eventual Atlantic Football League champion Holland College in the semifinals.